biota
noun
- superdomain of all organisms
- plant and animal life of a region
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /baɪˈəʊtə/
noun
Etymology: From New Latin biota, from Ancient Greek βιοτή (biotḗ), from βίος (bíos).
- The living organisms of a region.
“Although the broad macroevolutionary consequences of mass extinctions are well known (as in the dinosaurs-mammals changeover), their long-term effects on the temporal and spatial dynamics of clades and biotas are rarely investigated.”
- A coniferous tree, Oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis, syn. Biota orientalis).